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General Medicine – First Day

I.III.I FIRST DAY Next up would be my rotation in general medicine – having chosen gastroenterology as my subspecialty. I’d be working under one of my favourite consultants, Dr Sugar – with whom I’d had the pleasure of shadowing during my days as a med student. My first year as a doctor was shaping up to be a great one! Together […]

Added on November 3, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Neurology

Meaning

I.II.III MEANING During my second rotation, I had my fair share of time to think about my practice as a doctor and about my personal life – one I had been neglecting for quite a while. You see, working in a hospital with dying patients has you thinking about many things. As the great Meredith Grey puts it, “In staring […]

Added on October 27, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Neurology

Desensitised

I.II.II DESENSITISED It was during my time in neuro that I realised I was not the same person I had been at the start. I never thought I could end up so jaded, so robotic, so heartless. At one point, I found myself almost intolerant and oblivious to other people’s woes. It comes with the job, most people would say. […]

Added on October 20, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Neurology

Neurology – First Day

I.II.I FIRST DAY My first rotation had come and gone. On my last day, it felt almost surreal leaving the ward. The surgical department had truly become my home. I’d spent the better part of three months wandering those halls, making idle chit-chat with the staff, working my ass off. I’d built a life there, and now I had to […]